<h1>PMJDY account expansion target revised to achieve universal household banking and promote Aadhaar seeding and RuPay activation.</h1> The Finance Minister revised the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) account-opening target and directed accelerated measures including sweep-mode account openings, state and district administrative engagement, greater private bank participation, and Aadhaar seeding to enable Direct Benefit Transfer. Emphasis was placed on increasing deposits and transactions in zero-balance accounts via financial literacy, ensuring RuPay card activation, deploying bank mitras, and promoting convergence with other social programmes to enhance account utilisation.